After fighting in the Russian Civil War, Brodovitch emigrated to Paris. He found himself living in the Montparnasse, a neighborhood teaming with some of the most influential artists of the 20th century including, for instance, Marc Chagall and Alexander Archipenko. There he was exposed to a number of styles: Surrealism, Dadaism, Suprematism, De Stijl, Constructivism, and Bauhaus. Alexey decided to follow his passion to become an artist and began attending drawing and sculpture classes.
